HANGZHOU, Nov. 9 (Xinhua) — One can get information about physical conditions, advice on diet, and even prescriptions by putting a hand into a small AI-powered instrument for two minutes. This is not a science fiction scenario, but a real practice demonstrated at the ongoing expo of the 2023 World Internet Conference (WIC) Wuzhen Summit held in east China’s Zhejiang Province. This photo taken on Nov. 7, 2023 shows a view of the Light of Internet Expo in Wuzhen, east China’s Zhejiang Province. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi) It comes amid the immense progress China has made in digitalization over the past decade. In 2022, China’s digital economy had reached 50.2 trillion yuan (about 6.99 trillion U.S. dollars), up from 11 trillion yuan in 2012, said Xia Xueping, head of the Chinese Academy of Cyberspace Studies, at a press conference during the summit. By June 2023, China had about 1.08 billion internet users, nearly double the number recorded at the end of 2012. Meanwhile, internet penetration increased to 76.4 percent from 42.1 percent during this period. On the basis of this huge digital community, internet enterprises thrived in China over the past decade. The number of Chinese internet enterprises listed on the […]